A&B Ohana Scholarship Fund
Hawaii Community Foundation
Award: $500 – $500
Deadline: February 28.
To help students in Hawaii pursue post-secondary studies. Qualifications: Applicants must be a resident of the state of Hawaii; must be in good academic standing or by maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; must be demonstrate financial need; be a full-time student carrying not less than the equivalent of 12 credits each semester; attend a college or university in the United States holding a 501(c)3 status. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee's criteria; preference for dependent children of full-time employees of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc; employees must have completed at least one year of full time continuous service as of the application deadline; students completing community college or vocational school and transferring to a 4-year college are eligible; students eligible for renewable scholarship grants for four consecutive years as long as the parent/guardian remains employed at Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and the student maintains a GPA of 2.7; a student who loses eligibility may reapply as a new applicant (and be considered with all other applicants), but will be limited to the aggregate four-year cap. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; an unofficial grade transcript is needed for all applicants; a valid transcript for HCF scholarship qualification purposes must include all the following: the institution’s name; the student’s full name; a list of course history; current grades/information for each course: continuing college students - must also include past semester grades/information; high school seniors - must include ninth through 11th grade at a minimum; current cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA); transcripts should be as recent as possible and should not be a duplicate from a prior year HCF application; grade transcripts that will be deemed invalid are as follows: a transcript without applicants most recent academic history; a transcript on which the name listed does not match the name on applicants HCF application; a transcript that cannot be clearly read; a transcript that does not include all pages and/or all course work; a transcript in a file format that cannot be opened upon review by HCF and/or its committee members. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.